
Overview
Genre
DramaRelease Date
April 01, 2011 (Limited)MPAA Rating
RDuration
119 min.Studio
Sony Pictures ClassicsOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Susanne BierProducer
Sisse Graum JorgensenScreenwriter
Susanne Bier, Anders Thomas JensenStarring
- Mikael Persbrandt
- Trine Dyrholm
- Ulrich Thomsen
- Markus Rygaard
- William Johnk Nielsen
Story
Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark, and his work at an African refugee camp. In these two very different worlds, he and his family are faced with conflicts that lead them to difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness. Anton and his wife Marianne, who have two young sons, are separated and struggling with the possibility of divorce. Their older, ten-year-old son Elias is being bullied at school, until he is defended by Christian, a new boy who has just moved from London with his father, Claus. Christian's mother recently lost her battle with cancer, and Christian is greatly troubled by her death. Elias and Christian quickly form a strong bond, but when Christian involves Elias in a dangerous act of revenge with potentially tragic consequences, their friendship is tested and lives are put in danger. Ultimately, it is their parents who are left to help them come to terms with the complexity of human emotions, pain and empathy.






